Monthly Archives: February 2016
Game Scoop!: The Fallout from Fallout 4’s Season Pass
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing Fallout 4, Fire Emblem: Fates, underrated games, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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Deadpool vs. Gambit Series Announced
Marvel Comics has announced its Deadpool vs. Gambit miniseries at the ComicsPRO retailer summit today. According to ComicBook.com, the series will tell the tale of Wade Wilson and Remy LeBeau's "secret, shared history."
Cover #1 by Kevin Wada, via ComicBook.com / Marvel Entertainment
Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (Thunderbolts) will pen the miniseries, with art by Danilo Beyruth (Gwenpool). Artist Kevin Wada (She-Hulk) will provide the covers. Marvel hasn't announced much on the comic's plot, though its been said Deadpool and Gambit have known each other for a while now. Apparently, the two spent time working together as conmen, for "just long enough to stab each other in the back."
Stan Lee Announces His Final Canadian Convention Appearance
Stan Lee's last Canadian convention appearance will be at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, the Marvel Comics legend has announced. In an interview with the Toronto Sun, the X-Men creator said he's in good health, but doesn't know how much longer he'll be able to attend conventions. He is 93 years old, after all.
And rest assured, Canadian fans—when asked if Canada did something to upset him, Lee said that's not the case. "I want to make it dramatic and not just another visit," Lee said. "If it's my last one, it means something."
Lee said he's not slowing down, but simply "can't run the marathon and win the way
BioWare: Would You Play ‘Dragon Age Tactics’?
BioWare would like to know if you want a tactical Dragon Age game. Dragon Age Executive Producer Mark Darrah asked fans directly via Twitter, polling players on whether or not they'd play a "Dragon Age Tactics" game.
Darrah then clarified, saying that "tactics" referred to games like XCOM and Fire Emblem. Both of which have had new entries in their respective series very recently. By contrast, the last full Dragon Age release was Dragon Age: Inquisition in 2014.
About one hour after posting the poll the results were overwhelmingly "Yes!" Only a very few have so far said they'd only like to see such a game on mobile and handhelds, while slightly more want it to remain exclusive to PC.
IGN Overclocked: Street Fighter 5, Dota 2, and XCOM Mods
With the help of Miranda Sanchez and Vince Ingenito, IGN Overclocked's usual host Mitch Dyer and Dan Stapleton run down what's to love and loathe with Dota 2's new Winter Battle Pass, the problems with the otherwise excellent Street Fighter V, and XCOM 2's most ridiculous and helpful mods. This is probably the only place you'll ever hear about Jakiro, Dhalsim, and Hatsune Miku in the same hour. Enjoy.
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The Force Awakens Comic Adaptation Announced
Marvel Comics is making a five-issue adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Comic Book Resources reports that Marvel announced The Force Awakens comic series at the ComicsPRO meeting today. Star Wars: Aftermath novel writer Chuck Wendig will author the story, while Luke Ross (known for Captain America and the Mighty Avengers) will handle the art.
The Force Awakens comic is scheduled to start in June.
Previously, Marvel unveiled a Poe Dameron comic series, which will premiere in April. The story will follow Dameron's exploits up until the events of The Force Awakens.
Deadpool Visual Effects Breakdown Reel
Check out this sweet breakdown of the visual effects in the comic book movie blockbuster Deadpool.
The reel below -- posted by CGMeetup (via Latino-Review) -- details the before and after of the VFX work done to bring the merc with a mouth, the mighty X-Man Colossus, and more to cinematic life.
The visual effects companies that worked on Deadpool include VFX Studios Atomic Fiction, Blur Studio, Digital Domain, Weta Digital, Luma Pictures, Rodeo FX, and Image Engine.
Deadpool is a huge hit for 20th Century Fox, having grossed $325.4 million worldwide so far. With a current domestic cume of $172.4 million, Deadpool has already outgrossed X-Men, X-Men: First Class, and The Wolverine and will quickly eclipse X-Men Origins: Wolverine's final tally.
Disneyland Celebrates its Past and Future, Star Wars Included
Airing this Sunday on ABC, The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 is a two-hour special focusing on the 60th anniversary of Disneyland and the beloved park’s past, present and future.
Six decades is a lot of time to cover, even with two hours, but during a recent conversation at Disneyland itself, Disneyland 60 executive producers Evan Prager and Jesse Ignjatovic told me it was a challenge they were excited to tackle.
The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60.
Attack on Titan: Team Battle Models Real Omni-Directional Gear
Capcom's Attack on Titan arcade game will have a custom control setup modeled after the series' most iconic tool.
According to Anime News Network the game itself, Attack on Titan: Team Battle, is being called an "online cooperative action" game. Perhaps more importantly to fans of the manga and anime source material, however, is the eight-player game's hardware.
Each Team Battle machine has its own set of controls modeled after Attack on Titan's Omni-directional Mobility Gear (a.k.a. the Three Dimensional Maneuvering Equipment). For those unfamiliar, it's basically a set of gas-powered grappling hooks used by the series' military to swing, leap, and scale through the air. Particularly while battling Attack on Titan's titular, man-eating giants.